Riser handlebars

[Ming the Merciless]

Yeah riser for drop bars is quite funny. One cancelling out the other.

 

[sevenfourate]

After feeling uncomfortable, stretched and having some shoulder ‘grumbles’ - I first went with 20 or 25mm riser bars. Then shortly after: a shorter reach / higher rise stem on my Carrera. The difference in comfort was night and day….

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Now you tell us......
Then I'd look at riser bars 🤣

Or maybe flip the drop bars upside down if you need that much rise😉

I was only answering the OP question and trying to help. My answer is yes and they work fine. Whether some say they look a pigs ear is by the way. They have helped me.

 

[super_davo]

I would 100% rather have riser bars over flipped stems - which look like a pigs ear to my eyes. There are quite a lot on AliExpress because they are fashionable at the moment; either for gravel bikes or road bikes trying to look like a poor mans Y1RS or Factor One.

You can get bars with 4cm of rise, which is really quite a lot, and done right it can look purposeful and aero rather than 'I've done my back in'.

Possibly a set of £500 Winspace Hyper2 integrated bar/stem might be overkill for a 10 year old rim brake bike, but there are considably cheaper separate bars from Balugoe, Bucklos and Kocvelo.

 

[mrushton]

Specialized are £55 or less